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Custom high-end Green Energy builder has a new home being constructed for 11/1 occupancy. The first floor offers spacious family room/Living room, a bedroom or study, gourmet kitchen with white cabinets, top of the line Jenn-Air stainless steel appliances, gleaming granite and an island with seating for four. The second floor features a master en-suite with his and her closets, walk-in tiled shower, double sinks vanity and fabulous spa tub, two oversized bedrooms with additional bathroom. A tremendous neighborhood in the Morse Pond Wellesley line area with prime commuter access to route 9 and 128. Built to Tier three energy codes, the highest standard in the state saves you thousands a year in energy costs by using Ruud Hybrid Heat-Pump Water Heater, High-velocity heat pump for HVAC, 4 inches of roof insulation, 2 inches of foam on the basement floor, and 2×6 construction spray foamed.

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Great cul de sac neighborhood within walking distance to Sheehan Elementary School. Seven room ranch with four bedrooms and 1 full and 1 half bath. This home offers a flexible floor plan. Large country kitchen with fireplace and plenty of room to entertain family and friends. All the bedrooms are very spacious and have plenty of closet space. Open concept family room. The living room has two bay windows and vaulted ceiling. One car garage.

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Welcome to Wampanoag Estates! Great location in Wrentham! Open floor plan, granite counter kitchen with cathedral family room, great size dining room and home office/study on 1st floor. 3 Large spacious bedrooms and large Master suite, with his and hers closets. House is set back from street and has a wonderful level backyard for entertaining. This neighborhood is comprised of 101 homes, built in 2002. Walking trails throughout the neighborhood. Minutes to Route 495 and Boston train is 45 min from Walpole Train (15 min drive).

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Well-loved single family 1928 cape with same owners the past 44 years. Located at the top of Elliot Street near Norwood High School this property offers an extra-large lot fantastic for entertaining and play area. Front entrance leads to the fireplaced living room which is open to the dining room and around the corner leading to the kitchen with newly painted cabinets, new countertops, new flooring and new sink. First floor also has a bedroom, half bath and in addition, a bonus room which could be used as a fourth bedroom or great family room with access to the sizable back yard. The second floor offers another two bedrooms with a full bath. Hardwood floors up and down, great space and excellent location…walkable to Norwood Center stores and commuter rail. Tons of potential to put your personal touches!

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Selling your home

Your career is taking your out of Needham MA. You are considering taking a loan against your home equity for the business you’ve just started. You are planning to upgrade because your family is growing.

You’ve been in your home for a long time and would simply like to know how much it is worth now.

Any of those might be your reason for wanting to know your Needham home’s worth.

How do you find a reliable source of your home’s value?

There are several ways you can have an estimate of your home’s value.

You can use any of the free home value estimator online, but do not expect the number to be accurate, nor use it as your home’s listing price. With our generation’s dependency on computers, it is an easy matter to use an online home estimator.

There is no denying that computers are efficient in crunching numbers, assessing huge amounts of data, and producing data fast. When it comes to estimating your home, however, do not expect your estimated home worth to be close to its market value.

Most online home value estimator gets it data from County Records like Registry of Deeds and Tax Assessment Office, which are not reliable nor accurate because many homeowners don’t include all the upgrades they’ve done on their tax returns.

There are also states which have non-disclosure agreement so none of the online home estimators will know how many homes in these areas sell for. If you’ve made any improvements to your home in the last six months to one year, none of these online home estimators will include that in their data.

Who should you turn for an accurate home valuation?

Listing price assistance. Your home’s price is a crucial matter. You want its right value of so it will sell fast. With my help, and using real estate tools like CMA and MLS, I can help guide you to the listing price best for your home.

My skills and experience. When you want real estate expertise, talk to agents who have long been in the business, who have the skills needed, and who have the integrity to do what should be done even without monitoring.

My familiarity with the real estate market in Needham CA. My knowledge of the real estate market in this area will help in planning and prepping your home to sell fast.

I deal with properties daily. I know the valuation process by heart. I know what upgrades have high returns, which home features should be the focus during the staging, and what home buyers are looking for.

Most importantly, I love helping people find or sell their homes. I understand how scary it is to place the biggest investment you’ve made, your Needham MA home for sale. Let me help you make your real estate journey as smooth and stress-free as possible.

When you are ready to have your home assessed, call me, Sheila Moylan, at 781-956-6591. I can provide you a free valuation of your Westwood MA home and give you the help and commitment your home deserves.

Planning to sell your home?

When the time has come put your Needham MA home up for sale, your first question is probably “How much can I sell it for?”. The next one is probably “How do I add value to it?”.

If you are thinking of boosting the value of your home but have a limited budget, there are many things you can do that will yield high returns. You just have to know which home renovations or improvements to do, because some renovations don’t pay off.

Top 5 most affordable home improvements

Here are some home improvements that won’t break the bank but can easily add thousands of dollars to your home’s worth.

1. An efficient and updated kitchen

Home buyers love a spacious and updated kitchen. Your budget may not allow you to replace all the kitchen appliances, but there are still some things you can do to upgrade the look of the kitchen, making it look nearly new.

Make sure that the kitchen is clean and tidy, and replaced any cracked tiles.

Replace the faucet and change the light fixtures to brighter and more energy efficient ones. This instantly improves the appeal of your kitchen.

If your budget can still be stretched, give your cabinets a makeover. Replacing the cabinetry can be expensive, but you can replicate the look by replacing the door handles, cleaning and sanding over areas with scratches, and giving the cabinets a fresh coat of paint.

2. Inexpensive bathroom upgrades

Next to the kitchen, bathrooms are the next most visited place in the house by home buyers.

Enhance your bathroom’s appeal by ensuring it is clean.

Replace doorknobs and cabinet handles with new ones.

If you are using frosted glass in the shower, replace it with clear glass.

Update the lighting fixtures. Doing all these things can give your bathroom an updated look without breaking the bank.

3. Create space.

Home buyers love homes with open spaces, the seamless blend of living space from the living room to the kitchen.

Remove any non-structural walls that close in the room.

Another way you can create space is by rearranging furniture. Put the heavy objects close to the walls and as far from the entrance as possible.

4. Clear the clutter.

Remove any unnecessary decorations or furniture. You may not add space to the square footage of your Needham MA home for sale, but you can make it appear larger.

Store or throw away any unneeded furnitures to open up the space, making the home look bigger.

5. Paint, paint, paint

This is the oldest trick in the book of home improvements because it is effective.

Giving your home a new coat of paint and sticking to neutral colors can do wonders for your home. It gives the impression that your Needham MA home for sale is properly kept and well-maintained.

6. Enhance your home’s curb appeal.

Never discount the effect of curb appeal to home buyers.

You have probably heard this a million times, but a beautiful lawn, well placed shrubs and a swept walkway gives a great impression. The first impression is important when you want to attract buyers to your Incline Village home for sale.

Cleaning and sprucing up your lawn is not expensive. Adding a window box with colorful flowers enhances the appeal and catches a buyer’s attention.

These minimal home improvements will not cost you much but they can add value to your home’s worth. Remember, your home value is what the buyer thinks your home is worth. Clean, repair, upgrade and stage for results that add value to your home.

Ready to sell your home? Call me, Sheila Moylan, at 781-956-6591. With my expertise and skills, you can be sure your Needham MA home is well taken care of.

Trying to find your home’s estimated market value?

Do you need your home’s current market value for insurance or property tax purposes?

Perhaps you are considering trading your home because you are upgrading or downgrading?

Many homeowners pay a monthly mortgage but not everyone has a clear knowledge of the current value of their home. As a homeowner, your home could be your biggest investment and asset, so you will want to know its worth.

Determining your property’s worth

When you bought your Westwood MA home ten years ago, you knew how much it was worth. But property values have appreciated and depreciated over the past decade, so now you have no idea what the current value of your home is.

If asked, you’ve probably turned to the internet for help and may have used an online home estimator to figure out the value.

Free of charge and providing fast results, the estimated price from a free online home value estimator could be what you are using as your home’s current value.

But do you know that you those online estimators are not reliable?

Why? Because online price estimates are exactly that- estimates. On one of the popular estimate sites, it is written clearly that the estimate is simply a “starting point” in determining a home’s worth.

The estimated value is the algorithm’s best guess depending on the available data of the market, and many times, the difference between the actual worth and the estimate is thousands of dollars.

The online estimator can estimate if it has sufficient public data on the area where the home is being sold.

But what if there is insufficient data in an area?

What if you have made upgrades in your home? What if you have increased your home’s square footage?

An accurate valuation isn’t possible without a visit or home inspection.

If you will base your pricing for your Westwood MA home for sale on the result of an online estimator, you may not sell your home successfully.

How do you get an accurate market value for your Westwood MA home?

To get the most accurate and current market value of your home, you need the help of a professional real estate agent like me, Sheila Moylan. As an experienced real estate agent, I have the proper training and skills on assessing your home’s worth.

I know how critical it is to get the accurate price of your Westwood MA home before listing it. Your home’s price determines the success of the sale, so you want to get it right.

To get the accurate worth of your Westwood MA home for sale, real estate agents like me use comparative market analysis or CMA. We look at your home’s location, the condition of your home and property, and the market in your area.

We also take into consideration the age and size of the home, along with the bedrooms and bathrooms, and any upgrades you may have made.

If you have installed a new deck, or upgraded your kitchen, or updated the master’s bedroom, all that will be included in our assessment.

We also look at the comparables in your neighborhood, along with many other factors that we include in the assessment. All this information can help us make an accurate valuation of your Westwood MA home’s worth.

Most importantly, we know how challenging and stressful it can be to put a home up for sale. Let me help you make it as smooth and as stress-free as possible. I will be with you every step of the way, from pricing your home, to negotiating on your behalf, until we have successfully sold your home.

Are you ready to have your home assessed? Call me, Sheila Moylan, at 781-956-6591. I can provide you a free valuation of your Westwood MA home and give you the help and commitment your home deserves.

Live in one of the most sought after residential communities in metropolitan Boston!

Newton is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Known as the Garden City, Newton is six miles west of Boston.

It is bordered by Waltham and Watertown on the north, Needham and the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on the south, Wellesley and Weston on the west, and Brookline and the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on the east. Newton lies within the so-called Boston Basin, a tiny structure of the Appalachian Mountain Range.

Convenience, livability, and its own unique character are what usually attract buyers looking for homes for sale in Newton.

Its historic homes, good public schools, and safe and quiet neighborhoods make Newton a desirable community for those who commute to Boston.

Newton has been consistently ranked as one of the best cities to live in the country. In fact, Newton was named by Money Magazine as the fourth best small city among the places to live in America in August 2012.

This community is home to over 50 public and private schools ranging from preschool to high school. There are also seven colleges in Newton including Boston College, Mount Ida College, and Pine Manor College.

Newton is known as an outstanding place to commute into Boston for employment opportunities. It is served by three modes of mass transit run by the MBTA: light rail, commuter rail, and bus service.

There are many reasons why Newton is a great place to call home!

This vibrant community is close to Boston and various highways and public transportation systems. It has attractive neighborhoods and high property values. In addition, Newton has a well-run municipal government, and a strong, nationally-recognized school system.

Newton also has a nationally-accredited museum. Located on Jackson Road and Washington Street, Jackson Homestead and Museum displays rotating and permanent exhibits about the history of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Underground Railroad.

In addition, the community also has a symphony orchestra, resident theater groups and an Arts in the Parks Program.

Newton is rich in residential development and commercial activity. Its commercial area is along Route 9 that links Boston to communities in the west. You will find an abundance of retail and business activity along this stretch of road.

Newton has a wide range of real estate offerings and community landscapes.

Typically, a two bedroom/two bathroom unattached single family home between 1,200 to 1,750 square feet of space will cost about $500,000, which is a good price considering the desirability of this neighborhood.

Single family homes for sale in Newton, MA have a median listing price of $1,424,000 and a price per square foot of $430.

Condos and Townhomes have a median listing price of $1,424,000 and a price per square foot of $430.

Multi-Family homes have a median listing price of $1,424,000 and a price per square foot of $430.

Come and see one of America’s loveliest suburban communities!

Stunning homes for sale in Wellesley are waiting for you.

Wellesley is a charming affluent town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It is part of Greater Boston and is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is bordered on the east by Newton, on the north by Weston, on the south by Needham and Dover and on the west by Natick.

The town was originally a part of Needham and was then called West Needham, Massachusetts. During the 1880s, residents voted to secede from Needham and the town was re-christened Wellesley.

The community embraces both New England traditions and modern amenities. Today, it has the 5th highest median household and family incomes in all of Massachusetts. Real estate in Wellesley is comprised of single family homes including many estates and antique homes.

Wellesley has been recognized for its natural beauty, cultural events, educational institutions, and historical sites. It’s no wonder that many people are interested in Wellesley homes for sale.

The town concentrates on green technology. In fact, in its attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, Wellesley invested in green schools, renewable energy, waste management, and preserving and protecting resources.

Education in Wellesley

Wellesley holds the second greatest concentration of residents with advanced degrees in the country. The public educations service in the area are excellent. In fact, Wellesley High School earned a gold medal in 2007 when it was ranked 70th best public high school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

The community also has a middle school and seven elementary schools, which include Bates, Upham, Schofield, Fiske, Hardy, Hunnewell, and Sprague. The private schools in Wellesley include Tenacre Country Day School, St. John the Evangelist, and Dana Hall School.

It is also the home of Wellesley College, Babson College, and a campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College.

Wellesley is recognized as one of the most educated towns in the country.

Transportation in Wellesley

There are many transportation options in Wellesley. The town is served by three stations along the Framingham/ Worcester Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail. The stations are Wellesley Square, Wellesley Hills, and Wellesley Farms.

The bus service in Wellesley is provided by the Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) and runs along Walnut Street, Cedar Street, and Route 9.

There are also specific transportation services for seniors. The Wellesley Council on Aging contracts out a daily low-cost minibus service offering elderly access to several local medical facilities and the Woodland MBTA station.

Real Estate in Wellesley

Wellesley is known for its historic district, with homes built circa 1860. However, in the recent years, the town witnessed a surge in condominium developments. There are several two-unit town homes built on former two-family house lots. There is also an upscale condominium complex in the heart of Wellesley Square.

There are also new houses built on tear down lots. These new construction homes are found in almost every zoning district, every neighborhood, and every price range. There are also luxury houses with an acre or more of land.

With the gorgeous stately homes, the high quality of the public schools, the local cultural and historical attractions, and the active civic participation of its residents, anyone will be lucky to call this place home!

Hi, I’m Sheila Moyan! With my expertise and skills, we can find the Wellesley home that suits your needs.

Ready to buy a home in Wellesley? Call me today at 781-956-6591. Let’s make it happen!

Get ready to fall in love with this quintessential family-centric town!

Take your pick from the beautiful homes for sale in Needham.

Needham is a delightful residential town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It is a suburb of Boston. It is located on rocky uplands within a loop of the Charles River. Almost half of the households here are married families with children.

It developed slowly as a town of farming, grazing, and small water-powered mills. Before the 20th century, knitwear manufacturing was the town’s economic backbone. After World War II and with the opening of Route 128, Needham gained access to the developing electronics industry.

As part of Boston’s metropolitan area, Needham is surrounded by similar suburban communities. It is bordered by Wellesley, West Roxbury, Newton, Dover, Dedham and Westwood.

Proximity is one of the key appeals to Needham and this serene residential community continues to grow in desirability. In fact, many buyers are drawn to the attractive homes for sale in Needham.

Needham covers about 12 square miles. It is governed by a board of selectmen and by representative town meeting. There are a variety of municipal services and committees to make sure that residents are provided with police and fire protection, garbage collection, and snow removal. There is also a free public library, a vibrant and welcoming place for all people to gather, meet, and learn.

Education in Needham

Needham has 5 elementary schools for grades K-5: John Eliot Elementary School, Hillside Elementary School, William Mitchell Elementary School, Newman Elementary School, and Broadmeadow Elementary School. Sunita L. Williams Elementary School is a new school that will replace the aging Hillside Elementary School once it is completed. It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019 or 2020.

The town of Needham has one high school, Needham High School. It underwent a $62-million renovation that was completed in 2009. There are also two middle schools: William F. Pollard Middle School, for seventh and eighth grade, and High Rock School, for sixth grade only.

There are also private schools like St. Joseph’s Elementary School, St. Sebastian’s School, and Monsignor Haddad Middle School.

Transportation

Needham is just 10 minutes southwest of Boston. MBTA provides commuter rail service from Boston’s South Station with four stops in Needham on its Needham Line: Needham Heights, Needham Center, Needham Junction and Hersey.

The I-95/Route 128 circumferential highway that circles Boston goes through Needham, with three ways out giving access to the town. Additionally, Massachusetts Route 135 goes through the town.

Needham is well served by public transportation and is an ideal community for commuters to Boston.

The town of Needham features a variety of public open space which includes Rosemary Pool, a public swimming pool built into Rosemary Lake. The Park and Recreation Department supervises the pool, and provides other athletic recreational programs including tennis and youth summer activities.